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Gurev Gap (Gureva Sedlovina \'gu-re-va se-dlo-vi-'na) is a flat ice-covered saddle of elevation 450 m extending 3 km in south-north direction between Hemus Peak and Gleaner Heights in eastern Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. The gap separates the glacial catchments of Kaliakra Glacier to the east, and Saedinenie Snowfield and Perunika Glacier to the west. It is part of the overland route from the St. Kliment Ohridski Base via the Balkan Snowfield, Rezen Saddle and Perunika Glacier to Varna Peninsula. The saddle was first trekked on 24 December 2004 by the Tangra 2004/05 Survey team from Camp Academia, and was named for Vasil Gurev, physicist at St. Kliment Ohridski in 1994/95 and subsequent seasons.
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Location
The midpoint is centred at 62°35′21.8″S 60°13′01″W, which is 1.85 km south of Elhovo Gap, 3.42 km northwest of Yankov Gap, 3.41 km north-northwest of Omurtag Pass, 2.03 km north of Dimov Gate and 4.83 km northeast by north of Rezen Saddle (Co-ordinates, elevation and distances given according to a 1995/96 Bulgarian topographic survey).